reformat

ˌriːˈfɔːmæt

reformatted, reformatting

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Definition of reformat - Reverso English Dictionary

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document editing

Rare

alter the layout of text for better readability

Rare

She decided to reformat the report for clarity.

rearrange

restructure

technology

TECH.

change the format of a document or disk

TECH.

I need to reformat the hard drive before installing the software.

rearrange

reorganize

restructure

storage setup

TECH.

prepare a storage device for initial use

TECH.

He needed to reformat the hard drive before installing the new operating system.

format

initialize

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Origin of reformat

Latin, re- (again) + formare (to form)

Examples of reformat in a sentence

The editor will reformat the book for the new edition.
You should reformat the document for better readability.
He had to reformat the disk to fix the error.
She had to reformat the USB drive.
The technician will reformat the disk.

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French:reformater, réinitialiser, ...
German:neu formatieren, reformatieren, ...
Italian:riformattare, formattare di nuovo, ...
Spanish:reformatear, cambiar el formato, ...
Portuguese:reformatar, formatar novamente, ...
Chinese:重新格式化, 重置格式, ...
Japanese:再フォーマットする, フォーマットを変更する, ...
Arabic:غَيَّرَ تَنْسِيقَ, أَعَادَ فَرْمَتَة, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׁנּוֹת אֶת הַפְּרִיסָה, לְפָרְמֵט, ...
Russian:переформатировать, форматировать, ...
Ukrainian:переформатувати, змінити формат, ...
Hindi:फिर से प्रारूपित करना, प्रारूप बदलना, ...
Bengali:বিন্যাস পরিবর্তন করা, রিফরম্যাট করা, ...
Catalan:reformatejar, reconfigurar, ...
Czech:přeformátovat, naformátovat, ...
Danish:omformatere, reformatere, ...
Dutch:herformatteren, opnieuw formatteren, ...
Greek:αναμορφώνω, αλλάζω μορφή, ...
Hungarian:újraformázni, formázni, ...
Khmer:រៀបចំប្លង់អត្ថបទឡើងវិញ, ធ្វើទ្រង់ទ្រាយឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:재구성하다, 형식을 변경하다, ...
Persian:دوباره قالب‌بندی کرد, فرمت کرد, ...
Polish:przeformatować, sformatować, ...
Portuguese (BR):reformatar, formatar novamente, ...
Romanian:a reformata, a schimba formatul, ...
Swedish:omformatera, formatera om, ...
Thai:เปลี่ยนรูปแบบ, ฟอร์แมต, ...
Turkish:yeniden biçimlendirmek, format atmak, ...
Vietnamese:định dạng lại, thay đổi định dạng, ...

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